Anitra Ford

Anitra Ford born 1942 is an American actress Ford was born in California She was a model on The Price Is Right from its beginning in 1972 until the last days of 1976 She was replaced by Holly Hallstrom Ford also appeared in the opening scene of The Longest Yard as Melissa the girlfriend of Burt Reynolds character Paul Crewe Anitra Ford was a popular fashion model on the West Coast in the 1960salso modeling in New York Her exotic looks paved the way for more diversity in the modeling industry than the classic looks of that era Before becoming a model she acted on the stage from an early age In the 1970s her modeling career led to acting in television and film Fords credits include the cult Bmovies The Big Bird Cage The Invasion of the Bee Girls aka Graveyard Tramps and Messiah of Evil Often camp and comedic Anitra Ford garnered roles of emancipated women who were comfortable with their sexuality Anitra Fords television credits include SWAT Banacek The Streets of San Francisco The Odd Couple Love American Style Starsky and Hutch Baretta Columbo and Mannix and played the renegade Amazon in the TV movie Wonder Woman starring Cathy Lee Crosby Since leaving The Price is Right she has become an accomplished photographer published poet and shows her artwork in Southern California galleries Description above from the Wikipedia article Anitra Ford licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia